Voice of Hope was originally for soprano and string orchestra, and this is now available with piano accompaniment.
The text of this piece was taken from the writings of a young girl who survived the Ukrainian Holodomor, the starvation/genocide of the Ukrainian people by the Stalin regime in 1932. The setting of this text by composer Larysa Kuzmenko, who had a number of family members die in that genocide, is very powerful, moving and gripping.
The Rings for flute and harp was commissioned by harpist Erica Goodman and flutist Suzanne Shulman to celebrate two 50th anniversaries, one for the two of them, as they have played together as a duo for 50 years. The other is to celebrate the 50th wedding anniversary of Suzanne Shulman to her husband, Peter Rosenbaum. They asked their good friend and composer Eric Robertson to create a work for these occasions. Eric asked another good friend and long-time collaborator, poet Gary Michael Dault, to create 8 poems on the subject of marriage, to serve as inspiration for each movement. The end results has been recorded by the duo on their album Being Golden.
Golden Harvest is an oratorio for mixed chorus, solo soprano and baritone, and orchestra, or piano reduction. Written for the 100th anniversary of Ukrainian settlement in Canada. Canadian-Ukrainian composer Larysa Kuzmenko wrote this work to the libretto of another Canadian-Ukrainian, Talia (Natalia) Zajac. This was premiered by the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra and a mixed choir of local groups, on March 17, 2016. It went on to be performed by a number of other groups, Saskatoon Symphony, McGill Chamber Orchestra and Regina Symphony. With current events bringing all things Ukrainian to general notice, this work deserves to be performed again. The Centre for Opera Studies and Appreciation in Toronto, will be performing this twice June 7 & 8, 2022 under the direction of Darryl Edwards at Humbercrest United Church and Lansing United Church, both in Toronto. Buy vocal score.
Gary Kulesha’s Sonata for horn, tuba and piano was created for the composer performing on piano, J. Scott Irvine on tuba and Gary Pattison on horn, premiered in 1975 at a recital given by them at Walter Hall at the University of Toronto. This piece has gone on to be his most performed work, and best selling work. We finally decided that it really needed to be given a nice cover and be commercially printed. The music and insides are the same as we have been selling for a number of years, it just looks “prettier” now.
Kelly-Marie Murphy’s orchestral work – And so be changed from lightning in the end (2004)
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Rondo in Stride for cello and piano by Malcolm Forsyth, Dur. 6′ just released.
Program Notes by the Composer: The legendary jazz pianist Fats Waller developed a unique style, which became known as “Stride Piano”, in which the left hand made striding leaps of a tenth, as it moved through the harmonic sequence. This, and other cute clichés of classic jazz, such as the string pizzicato with double stops and slides, are parodied in this tongue-in-cheek morsel.
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There are not many people who would care to sleep in a church. I don’t mean at sermon-time in warm weather (when the thing has actually been done, once or twice), but in the night, and alone. Who will meet me singly in an old churchyard, before an old church door; and will previously empower me to lock him in, if needful to his satisfaction, until morning? ….(Charles Dickens The Chimes 1845)
This is a fantasy on what that scenario may be like to experience…
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George Francis Crum was the founding Music Director of the National Ballet of Canada as well as an excellent pianist and composer. Counterpoint has just released our first work by him, Little Minuet & Sad Waltz, for solo piano. The World Premiere, public performance was given by Serouj Kadjian at the Amici Chamber Ensemble concert, November 12, 2017. It is a delightful small gem. To purchase a copy click here.
Gary Kulesha’s Sonata for horn, tuba and piano is becoming more popular. It is regularly ordered, and more performers around the world are discovering this piece. Find out for yourself by listening to this YouTube clip.
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This is a lovely, short string work, which is mostly unknown, and unjustly so. Read More→